Opening statements

• October 25, 2006

  Opening Statement before the Senate Banking, Trade and Commerce Committee

  Opening statement David Dodge Senate Banking, Trade and Commerce Committee

  Things have changed somewhat since then. While global economic growth is expected to be a little higher than anticipated last spring, a weaker near-term outlook for the U.S. economy has curbed the near-term prospects for Canadian exports and growth.

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• October 19, 2006

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement David Dodge House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  In our latest Monetary Policy Report, which we released this morning, we judge that the Canadian economy is currently operating just above capacity. While global economic growth is expected to be a little higher than previously anticipated, a weaker near-term outlook for the U.S. economy has curbed the near-term prospects for Canadian exports and growth.

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• October 19, 2006

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Opening statement David Dodge

  The Canadian economy is judged to be operating just above its production capacity. While global economic growth is expected to be a little higher than previously anticipated, a weaker near-term outlook for the U.S. economy has curbed the near-term prospects for Canadian exports and growth.

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